
The guys in Everest love independent record shops and the sound of 180-gram vinyl as much as we do. We're excited to have the band guest blogging all week about their lifelong love affair with the LP, the culture of vinyl, and why independent record stores mean so much to them. Guitarist Jason Soda gets a turn on Day 4 of our week with the band. He waxes nostalgic about his early fascination with cover art and starting his own record collection like so many of us did [...]
Ok so maybe it's just me. I've totally found myself digging rock bands from Sweden lately. It first started with Miike Snow , and now my newest Swedish crush is Dungen . I will be watching them at a live show and writing a review of their performance next month. Dungen has a new record about to be released this month. In the meantime, here's a video to start your weekend out trippy:

Gorilla vs. Bear presents Swedish psych wizards Dungen , live on Saturday, August 22 , at the Loft here in Dallas, with support from Woods . We've got 5 pairs of tickets to give away for this one courtesy of the venue; email us at gorillavsbearcontests@gmail.co m if you'd like a pair. Purchase tickets here . *********** mp3: dungen :: satt at se woods :: rain on [...]
Good stuff coming later today, including my year end "best of" list (which is nearly complete but taking forever), and a post about all the fun that was had at Art Prostitute on Friday night (with pictures). In the meantime, enjoy this: